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  • Date: 07/31/23
    First Name: Destiny
    Last Name: Kelley
    Email: Destiny@therevolutionky.org
    Organization Type: other
    Organization: The Revolution KY

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    As a homeowner whose home recently caught fire and will be renting temporarily for the time being - I am shocked. There are lines of people waiting to put in applications for rentals that far exceed their actual value, and families are suffering.

    Landlords are raising rents at the highest rates in over 40 years.
    Median rents in the U.S. have risen nearly 20% in the last two years alone.
    Nationally, median rent has surpassed $2,000 for the first time ever.
    In 2023, there is not a single state where a worker employed full-time at the federal minimum wage can afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.